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Map of U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Regions

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Map of U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Regions.
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Detailed Description

The United States has ECS in seven offshore areas: the Arctic, Atlantic (east coast), Bering Sea, Pacific (west coast), Mariana Islands, and two areas in the Gulf of Mexico.  The U.S. ECS area is approximately one million square kilometers – an area about twice the size of California.

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